knock on the door of
knock on the door of verb: to ask for entrance or admission into.
Verb
knock on the door of (third-person singular simple present knocks on the door of, present participle knocking on the door of, simple past and past participle knocked on the door of)
- To ask for entrance or admission into.
- Every year, thousands of students knock on the door of Ivy League universities.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knock, on, the, door, of.
- Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go away, don't come 'round here no more
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired and I'm not feeling right1981, Men at Work, “Who Can It Be Now?”, in Business as Usual
- Who can it be knocking at my door?
Forms of knock on the door of
| third-person singular present | knocks on the door of |
|---|---|
| present participle | knocking on the door of |
| past participle | knocked on the door of |
| past | knocked on the door of |
| alternative form | knock at the door of |
Words formed from knock on the door of
Questions about knock on the door of
- What does knock on the door of mean?
- Knock on the door of means to ask for entrance or admission into.
- What part of speech is knock on the door of?
- Knock on the door of is a verb.
- What is the past tense of knock on the door of?
- The past tense of knock on the door of is knocked on the door of.
Words near knock on the door of in the dictionary
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